Howmet Aerospace Inc. (HWM): one to watch?

Interesting but not a clear bargain — a real competitive threat from SpaceX is genuine, even if analysts think the market overreacted.

👀 WATCH Fundamentals82/100

Fell 11% in 1 trading day(s) — now $231.53

Why HWM dropped

Howmet's stock has been sliding since September 1 after Elon Musk announced SpaceX will start making its own industrial gas-turbine blades in-house, threatening a niche where Howmet has dominant market share; today's extra 10.7% drop appears to be a continuation/escalation of that same fear, not a new separate problem, and there's no sign of an accounting issue, guidance cut, or executive departure behind it.

Fwd P/E 36.1Op margin 28.5%Rev growth 24.1%Debt/equity 81.4%Analyst upside 45.6%

How this scored 82/100

✅ Passes all 4 hard checks — profitable, cash-generative, and financially survivable.

✅ Makes money Net profit margin 20.5%

✅ Generates cash Free cash flow $1.2B

✅ Not drowning in debt Debt/equity 81.4% (limit 200%)

✅ Can pay its bills Current ratio 1.8 (needs 1+)

Bar length shows how much each metric is worth — a 10-point metric is twice as wide as a 5-point one. Hover any row for what it means.

Profitability Does it actually make money? 25/25

Operating margin 28.5% 9/9

Net profit margin 20.5% 8/8

Return on equity 34.7% 8/8

Growth Is it getting bigger, or dying? 25/25

Revenue growth 24.1% 9/9

Earnings growth 33.0% 8/8

Expected profit change 38.6% 8/8

Value Is it cheap right now? 14/25

Forward P/E 36.1 1/10

PEG ratio 0.8 7/8

Analyst target upside 45.6% 5/7

Balance sheet Will it survive? 18/25

Debt / equity 81.4% 7/10

Current ratio 1.8 4/8

Free cash flow $1.2B 7/7

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Analysis generated by SmartStonks's AI from public fundamentals and news, first flagged 2026-09-09. Research only — not financial advice.